Video on Diabetes and Mental Health Issues

Written by HealthyPlace.com Staff Writer

Diabetes and mental health concerns are close related, since 1 out of 5 people with a mental illness also ends up with type 2 diabetes as a result of lack of exercise, poor eating choices, and antipsychotic medications that can cause serious weight gain. Additionally, people with diabetes may develop depression and anxiety as a result of coping with a chronic illness. Bill Woods, our guest on the HealthyPlace Mental Health TV Show, talks about his experience with Type 1 diabetes and the complications he has found along the way.

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About Bill Woods, our guest on the diabetes and mental health video

Bill grew up with diabetes since he was a 9 years old in 1998. He describes his teenage years a 'diabetes denial' stage, where he felt alone and cried asking himself "Why me?".

Today Bill is also known as '1HappyDiabetic' and is the owner and manager of his own website 1HappyDiabetic.com, where he creates and produces personal diabetes related videos. Bill's videos are unique and offer a funny creative look into the world of a real life person with diabetes.

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